Five more children die of measles in Dadu

KARACHI: Five more children have died on Monday as the number of measles cases in Sindh’s Dadu district has reached alarming proportions.

Despite that measles has become an epidemic which has inflicted over 150 children and 27 have lost their lives, the Sindh government has failed to take preventive measures.

The authorities are still to set up isolation wards in the affected tehsils of the district such as Johi, Khairpur Nathan Shah and Mehr.     

Doctors at a rural health center in Dadu have confirmed the deaths of two children, while there are reports of 13 children contracting the disease in Bajhi Khan and Kamal Khan villages. 

22 children had died from measles in Dadu in only 15 days while over a hundred children suffering from the disease had been admitted to hospitals where the lack of facilities and frequent power outages had emerged as an obstacle in the treatment of patients.

More than 40 kids were referred to a hospital in Sehwan Sharif when their condition deteriorated.

WHAT IS MEASLES?

Measles isn’t just a little rash. Measles can be dangerous, especially for babies and young children. Measles typically begins with

• high fever (may spike to more than 104°),
• cough,
• runny nose (coryza), and
• red, watery eyes (conjunctivitis).

Measles can be dangerous, especially for babies and young children.